Around 7 lakh people recruited by U.P. govt in over 7.5 yrs: CM

Unemployment rate dropped to 2.4% from 19% in state between 2012 and 2017: Yogi

- HT Correspondent

LUCKNOW: Around 7 lakh people were recruited by the UP government in various departments over the past 7.5 years while the unemployment rate dropped to 2.4% in the state from 19% between 2012 and 2017, said chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday.

The CM slammed the Samajwadi Party, saying that recruitment on various posts remained pending in Uttar Pradesh "due to the ill intentions of the previous government."

"The recruitment process has been conducted with transparency. Reservation rules have been strictly adhered to and no one can question their credibility," he said replying to the adjournment motion in the legislative assembly moved by the Samajwadi Party over employment.

Adityanath said the state government had taken several measures for the benefit of youth in UP. "If opposition members take time to understand these policies and implement them in their constituencies, it will benefit the youth in their areas. Otherwise, they will meet the same fate as in Kundarki during the assembly bypoll," he added.

"People are aware of the UP Public Service Commission's condition before 2017. Out of 86 SDM posts, 56 were filled by individuals from the same caste. A protest was organised by youths outside Commission office for months," said the CM.